According to data prepared by the Bolivian Institute for Foreign Trade (IBCE), based on the report of the National Statistical Institute (INE), during the first quarter of 2019, the Bolivian state spent $530.4 million in  purchases of gasoline and diesel; an increased of $147 million compared to a similar period in 2018, when $383.4 million was eroded.

Rolando Kempff, President of the National Chamber of Commerce (CNC), highlighted the benefits of new markets for Bolivia following the European Union's agreement with Mercosur. On the diplomatic agenda, it recommended that the country adhere to this process and negotiate the items it considers to affect Bolivian trade.